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A 1950 update of the Orphic myth by Jean Cocteau that depicts a famous poet scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead through Cocteau's famous mirrored portal. Orpheus represents the legendary Cocteau at the height of his abilities for peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling.
2) La sapienza
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Alexandre decides to set off for Italy with the idea of completing his draft of a book on Borromini, and his wife Alienor comes along. Once there, they meet Goffredo, who is set to embark in architectural studies, and Lavinia, who is suffering from a nervous disorder. Alienor decides to stay to help Lavinia, and Alexandre continues on his travels with Goffredo. This separation for husband and wife will be the start of an inner journey for them...
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The foremost painter in the realist style, Gustave Courbet was so caught up in experiencing life that he lost himself in it. Handsome, wealthy and acclaimed in his youth, he ended up old, poor and notorious in later life. These documentaries get to the heart of the artist and uncover what drove him to pursue the controversial style known as realism and diverge from the academy style that was the standard in mid-19th century France.
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[Disc 1] Le bonheur: Drawn from the depths of Russian culture and folklore, Alexander Medvedkin takes a humorous shot at the Revolution in a collation of episodes loaded with satire, in a film that was banned for forty years in Stalinist Russia.
[Disc 2] Le tombeau d'Alexandre: Using a portrait of Russian filmmaker the late Alexander Medvedkin, also a personal acquaintance, Marker seeks to investigate the tragedy of this century through a partial...